Overview We are the Azure Software Load Balancer team, a vital part of the Azure Core Networking team, tasked with designing, building, and operating critical network offerings that set us apart from our competitors. We provide the software systems behind our cloud-scale load balancing solutions. At the heart of these services is a robust software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization infrastructure, designed to autonomously manage the network system. We continuously innovate to improve the agility, scalability, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of our services. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Azure software load balancing team to develop next-generation load balancer technologies and collaborate with other SDN teams to deliver a seamless, reliable, and high-performance cloud infrastructure. This is an opportunity to be part of an exciting set of challenges and solutions in an ever-evolving landscape. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of inclusion with a growth mindset, innovation, respect, integrity, and accountability. Responsibilities Build next generation offerings in Load Balancer technologies and work with other SDN teams to deliver seamless, reliable and performant cloud infrastructure. Design, develop and deploy large-scale distributed systems with high scale and performance and massive data processing. Identify opportunities and drive the design and implementation of end-to-end telemetry, alerting, self-healing, and automation capabilities to improve service health, manageability, and reliability. Identify root causes of network and system performance bottlenecks and propose simple, implementable technical solutions. Understand customer needs and translate them into product features and improvements. Act as Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system for degradation or downtime and initiate actions to restore service. Mentor other engineers on coding and design best practices. Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4 years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Rust (or equivalent experience). 1 years of experience building highly scalable distributed systems utilizing micro-services. Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements. This includes the Microsoft Cloud Background Check at hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Additional or Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field; OR related technical field AND 8 years of experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Rust; OR Master's Degree with 6 years of experience. 3 years experience with distributed systems or microservice architecture. 2 years experience building and shipping large-scale cloud services. Demonstrated problem-solving skills for complex problems and innovative solutions. EEO and Employment Information Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. J-18808-Ljbffr
